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continuous production
Subject:
Business Studies

(also called flow production) products flow continuously from one point to another. Mass...

continuous tenses
Subject:
English First Additional Language , English Home Language

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contour line
Subject:
Geography

a line on a map that joins all places at the same altitude

contour ploughing
Subject:
Geography

ploughing across the slope or around the hill

contra account
Subject:
Accounting

account that offsets another account: debit the one and credit the other.

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